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  • NAME: Buddha
  • OCCUPATION: Religious Leader
  • BIRTH DATE: c. 600 BCE
  • DEATH DATE: c. 300 BCE
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Nepal
  • PLACE OF DEATH: India
  • Originally: Siddhartha Gautama
  • AKA: Shakyamuni
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The life of Buddha, or Siddhartha Gautama, is the foundation for Buddhism. Followers believe he achieved enlightenment through meditation.

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Buddha, or Siddhartha Gautama, lived in Northern India during the 6th to 4th century B.C. His life serves as the foundation for the Buddhist religion. Scholars agree that he lived, but the facts of his life are debated. Buddhists believe he was a teacher who found enlightenment by sitting under the Bodhi Tree in meditation. When he died, it is believed that he told his disciples to follow no leader.

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